Living With Moore’s Law: Past, Present and Future by Dana Blankenhorn My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a fascinating book. I first started following Blankenhorn when he was a reporter covering technology, particularly Linux and Open Source software. … Continue reading
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester My rating: 4 of 5 stars Back when I was teaching, one of the courses I taught several times was History of Science, … Continue reading
In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality by John Gribbin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Quantum Physics is very bizarre. As Richard Feynman said “[Quantum mechanics] describes nature as absurd from the point of view of common … Continue reading
The Pinball Effect: Journeys through Knowledge by James Burke My rating: 5 of 5 stars James Burke is someone I regard as one of the treasures of the human race. I first fell in love with him with his series … Continue reading
I recently had a conversation with Ken Fallon of Hacker Public Radio that resulted in me offering to discuss my YouTube video subscriptions. And since that is a good topic for Palain.com, I thought I would start here. Although my … Continue reading
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved this book, but then I like Michio Kaku in general so I was not … Continue reading
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kaku My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a fun book. I won’t claim that it is cosmically significant, … Continue reading
The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a slightly tricky book to rate. I gave it four stars out of five … Continue reading
